Africa vs Namibia: Official current transfers, receipts

Africa
16.19 billion BoP, current US$
in 2010
Namibia
1.38 billion BoP, current US$
in 2011
Africa rank
1st
Namibia rank
4th

Official current transfers, receipts over time

  • Africa
  • Namibia
05.0B10.0B15.0B200520082011

How they compare

Africa currently reports 16.19 billion BoP, current US$ against 1.38 billion BoP, current US$ in Namibia, a difference of 14.80 billion BoP, current US$.

That makes Africa's figure about 11.7 times Namibia's.

Across all 6 years both countries report, Africa has been ahead every year.

Africa ranks 1st and Namibia ranks 4th of 6 groups.

Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Namibia Difference Ahead
2000s 13.38 billion BoP, current US$ 1.04 billion BoP, current US$ 12.34 billion BoP, current US$ Africa
2010s 16.19 billion BoP, current US$ 1.30 billion BoP, current US$ 14.89 billion BoP, current US$ Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher official current transfers, receipts, Africa or Namibia?
Africa, at 16.19 billion BoP, current US$ against 1.38 billion BoP, current US$ in Namibia as of 2010.
What is the difference in official current transfers, receipts between Africa and Namibia?
14.80 billion BoP, current US$, with Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Namibia?
6 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2010.
How do Africa and Namibia rank globally for official current transfers, receipts?
Africa ranks 1st and Namibia ranks 4th of 6 groups.
Where does this data come from?
International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, published as Official current transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Official current transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$)
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
46 places, 305 data points, 2005–2011
Last refreshed

Current transfers are recorded in the balance of payments whenever an economy provides or receives goods, services, income, or financial items without a quid pro quo. All transfers not considered to be capital are current. Data are in current U.S. dollars.